Bhubaneswar: With thunderstorm activity continuing, several parts of Odisha are likely to experience heavy rainfall and hailstorm during next two days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday.
In a bulletin, the Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar said that thunderstorm with lightning and hail with gusty surface wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph may occur at one or two places of Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Angul, and Deogarh districts in next 24 hours.
Heavy rainfall (7 to 11 cm) and thunderstorm with lightning may occur at one or two places of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, and Bhadrak districts during the period. The weather agency issued an orange warning for these districts.
Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Nuapada, Bolangir, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Boudh, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Khurda, Puri, and Ganjam.
Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty surface wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Kalahandi, and Nabarangpur, the IMD added and issued Yellow Warning for these districts.
On March 22-23, thunderstorm with lightning and hail with gusty surface wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph is likely to occur in the afternoon/evening at one or two places over the districts of Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Sundargarh, Keonjhargarh, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Angul, and Deogarh.
Heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) and thunderstorm with lightning very likely to occur in the afternoon/evening at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhargarh, Balasore, and Bhadrak during the period. An Orange warning was issued for these districts.